Royalties from this product directly benefit the Aboriginal artist Agnes Nampijinpa Brown and her community.

Australian made Aboriginal art decoration. Hang an original bit of Australia in your home!

The colourful Christmas Decoration has been created by Bits of Australia through a collaboration with Australian makers and artists.

The beautiful ornament has been hand made in Victoria and features stunning Aboriginal artwork by Agnes Nampijinpa Brown from the Warlukurlangu Art Centre in Central Australia. The centre is a non-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal owned by its artists from the remote communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi.

Product Details:

Decoration: Single digitally printed pine plywood decoration 2.5mm thick with a red ribbon
Size: 7cm wide by 8cm high
Artist: Agnes Nampijinpa Brown
Artwork: Printed both sides with the artwork 'Nagapa Jukurrpa' (Water Dreaming). Artist information also printed on the back
Country of Manufacture: Made in Australia
Packaging: Decoration hangs on a small card with artist information
Social Impact: Royalties from the sale of the decoration directly benefit the Aboriginal artist Antonia Napangardi Michaels and her community

“I like painting the designs of my country, they are colourful and uplifting and they make me think about my Father. He used to tell me his stories when I was a little girl.”

Agnes Nampijinpa Brown was born in 1973 in Nyirripi, a remote Aboriginal community approximately 450 km north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. She spends her time living between Nyirripi and Yuendumu, an Aboriginal community located 160 km south-east of Nyirripi. Both her parents are deceased. Agnes attended the Yuendumu School, finishing Year 12. She then returned to Nyirripi where she worked at the store. Agnes stopped working when she married. She has two daughters and one son. She is also a grandmother and has two grandkids, a boy and a girl. She now works for the Aged Care Program in Nyirripi. Agnes has been painting with the Warlukurlangu Artists Centre since 2007. She paints her father’s Jukurrpa stories, these stories have been passed down over the generations for Millennia. Agnes lives with her family and loves painting.

The decoration makes a small ethical gift for Christmas. It is perfect for family, friends and corporate gifting. Lightweight it is also a unique Australian gift to send overseas.